1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme Notre Dame Box
Base defense 7–2–2
Captains
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927  →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Haskell  – 12–0–1
No. 3 Notre Dame  – 9–1–0
Western State Normal  – 7–1–0
Michigan State Normal  – 6–1–0
Muncie Normal  – 5–1–1
Northern Illinois State  – 5–1–1
Marquette  – 6–3–0
Lombard  – 5–3–0
Loyola (IL)  – 4–3–0
Central Michigan  – 3–4–1
Michigan State  – 3–4–1
Detroit  – 3–6–1
Butler  – 3–6–0
Saint Louis  – 3–6–0
John Carroll  – 2–5–1
Kent State  – 2–6–0
Valparaiso  – 1–4–1
Michigan Mines  – 0–2–1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1926 college football season, led by ninth-year head coach Knute Rockne. The Irish won all but one of their ten games, upset by Carnegie Tech in late November. The team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926. [1]

The Irish are confirmed to have worn green uniforms this season, in the game against Penn State. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Beloit
W 77–08,000
October 9at Minnesota
W 20–748,648
October 16 Penn State
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–018,000
October 23at Northwestern
W 6–041,000
October 30 Georgia Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–011,000 [3]
November 6 Indiana
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 26–020,000
November 13vs. Army
W 7–063,029
November 20 Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–015,000 [4] [5]
November 27at Carnegie Tech
L 0–1945,000 [6]
December 4at USC
W 13–1274,378

[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame wears green to continue a proud uniform tradition vs. Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Notre Dame rips Georgia Tech". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Kenneth S. Conn. "Rox Win Homecoming Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rockmen Take Another Step Towards National Crown". The South Bend Tribune. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Robert W. (November 28, 1926). "Carnegie Tech springs greatest surprise of football season by beating Notre Dame". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  7. ↑ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.


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